Value Added Agricultural Products (VAAP) Partnership Agreements

Trucking Partnership Agreements may be entered into to allow multiple trips, on defined routes including secondary weight highways, with trucks that carry divisible loads operating at primary weights.

Value Added Agricultural Products (VAAP) Agreements are applicable to truck hauls moving the following commodities:

• Potatoes
• Pulse Crops
• Oil Seeds
• Feed Grains
• Livestock to intermediary or Processing Facilities
• Agricultural products in Containers or Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) trailers.
  * VAAP specifically EXCLUDE all CWB grains.

VAAP Agreement Principles:
Allow movement of goods at Primary Weights on Secondary Weight roads (including TMS roads).

1. Maximum weights not to exceed Primary.
2. DHT will designate approved routes.
3. Spring Road Bans will be followed, except in special circumstances (i.e. commodities only move in ban period such as seed potatoes).
4. Full Incremental Road Damage is charged.
5. Transportation Savings are shared 50/50 on secondary road portion of round trip.
6. An annual administration fee of $200 is charged each year.

Additional Conditions of Value Added Agricultural Products (VAAP) Agreements:

• VAAP Agreements are not taken with individual producers.
• Generally only for outbound product or product moving to feedlots or local processors.
• Annual reporting and TPF payments.

Trucking Partnership Program staff would be happy to answer any questions and to assist your company in achieving transportation efficiencies. Please contact Bill Cooke, Director, Trucking Programs at 306-787-5526 for further information.